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By the end of the Middle Ages the technological systems called cities had long since become a central feature of Western life. I
By the end of the Middle Ages the technological systems called cities had long since become a central feature of Western life. I
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2017-02-28
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By the end of the Middle Ages the technological systems called cities had long since become a central feature of Western life. In 1600 London and Amsterdam each had【B1】______ of more than 100,000, and twice that number【B2】______ in Paris.【B3】______,the Dutch, English, Spanish, and French were beginning to establish, 【B4】______ empires. Colonialism and trade【B5】______ a powerful merchant class that helped to create an increasing【B6】______ for such luxuries as wine, coffee, tea, cocoa, and tobacco. These merchants【B7】______ a style of life aspired to by the wider populace.【B8】______ the beginning of the 18th century, capital resources and banking systems were well enough【B9】______ in Great Britain to initiate investment in mass-production techniques that would【B10】______ some of these middle-class aspirations.
The Industrial Revolution commenced in England, 【B11】______ that nation had the technological 【B12】______, government encouragement, and a large and varied trade network. The first factories appeared in 1740,【B13】______ textile production. In 1740 the【B14】______ of English people wore woolen garments, but【B15】______ the next 100 years the rough, often unhealthy woolens were【B16】______ by cotton—especially【B17】______ the invention of the machine by Eli Whitney, an American, in 1793.
One of the most important innovations in the weaving process was【B18】______ in France in 1801 by Joseph Jacquard. This use of punched cards inspired the British mathematician Charles Babbage to attempt to【B19】______ a calculating machine based on the same principle.【B20】______ this machine never became fully practical, it foretold the great computer revolution of the 20th century.
【B19】
选项
A、reveal
B、design
C、choose
D、predict
答案
B
解析
即“尝试着在同样的原理上设计一台能够计算的机器”。而选项[A]reveal(揭示),[C]choose(选择)都脱离了上下文的内容。选项[D]predict(预言)虽然与下文的foretold有关,但填人之后意义不通顺。
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考研英语一
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